-lös

See also: Appendix:Variations of "los"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lös, from Old Norse lauss (Norwegian Bokmål -løs, Danish -løs, Icelandic laus), from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌløːs/
Rhymes: -øːs

Suffix

-lös

Added on a noun to yield an adjective denoting a lack of. Compare English -less.
tyngd -> tyngdlös

ljud -> ljudlös

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -lös

References

lös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
-lös in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

slö, söl, öls

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